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Quotes About Courage

I'd be glad to go out on a limb with those Who want nothing beyond what the wind bestows, Were I not bound to roots, dug in deep to bear Never being done grasping for light and air
~ X.J. Kennedy
Si la sustancia durable del hombre no es otra sino el miedo; y si la vida es un inaplazable mortal miedo a la muerte, puesto que ya no puede sentir miedo, puesto que ya no puede morir, sólo un muerto, profunda y valerosamente, puede disponerse a vivir.
~ Xavier Villaurrutia
It is not numbers or strength that bring the victories in war. No, it is when one side goes against the enemy with the gods' gift of a stronger morale that their adversaries, as a rule, cannot withstand them.
~ Xenophon
In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage. For in the very nature of things, success tends to create pride and blindness in the hearts of men, while suffering teaches them to be patient and strong.
~ Xenophon
battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
~ Xenophon
for as they who use no bodily exercises are awkward and unwieldy in the actions of the body, so they who exercise not their minds are incapable of the noble actions of the mind, and have not courage enough to undertake anything worthy of praise, nor command enough over themselves to abstain from things that are forbid.
~ Xenophon
In the Face of Danger, Be Eager, Not Intimidated  
~ Xenophon
An impostor is a man who claims more wealth and courage than he actually possesses. He's a man who begins what he can never finish. On the other hand, those who can make their friends laugh are men of good taste." My
~ Xenophon
It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.
~ Xiaolu Guo
Huizi would say, never look back to the past. Never regret. Even if there is emptiness ahead, never look back.
~ Xiaolu Guo
Hot coffee is like a warm-blooded man. They both give you the courage to face a new day.
~ Xiaolu Guo
I felt an urge to conquer this new village.
~ Xiaolu Guo
Maybe I should let my life open, like a flower; maybe I should fly, like a lonely bird. I shouldn't be blocked by a tree, and I shouldn't be scared about losing one tree, instead of seeing a whole forest.
~ Xiaolu Guo
Walk where your heart leads you, there are no restrictions and no burdens.
~ xingjian gao
If everyone is a hero, then disasters and atrocities lose their meaning. It's only when certain people are heroes and others are not that these tragedies and disasters that mankind faces take on meaning.
~ xingjian gao
Writing can be a source of strength -Wang Liang
~ Xinran
The road is not difficult because of rivers or mountains. It is difficult because of your fear of the rivers and mountains.
~ Xuan Nguyen
Hesitation becomes doubt. Doubt turns into fear. Fear leads to inaction. By then, you're out of the game.
~ Xuan Nguyen
Dost ve dü?man herkes bilsin ki kazanaca??z. Mutlaka kazanaca??z!
~ Y?lmaz Güney
Everything will work out. Don't be afraid of breezes and scarves.
~ Y?ko Ogawa
This life with his grandson was about all he could manage. And for that he needed to be flexible, in mind and body, with the courage to doubt what he had believed for over a century.
~ Y?ko Tawada
If human beings want to possess human rights, they have to give animals animal rights. But how do I justify the fact that yesterday I ate meat? I lack the courage to think this thought through to the end.
~ Y?ko Tawada
Live your life to the fullest; and then, and only then, die. Don't leave any unlived life behind.
~ yalom irvin d ii
Every person must choose how much truth he can stand.
~ yalom irvin d ii